Dead stars, big appetites: Scientists gain new insights into how white dwarfs devour metals
The study suggests that white dwarfs maybe eating roughly 100 times more than previously estimated.
Published: 3 hours ago | By Biplab Das
Supermassive black hole winds are 100 times stronger than thought, traveling 300,000 light-years
"These winds were thought to be contained within the galaxy, but our study revealed that the force is immensely more powerful than previously understood."
Published: 5 hours ago | By Biplab Das
NASA's Hubble reveals star formation has been slowing down in the Andromeda galaxy
Star formation in the galaxy has been on the decline for the past 500 million years.
Published: 2 days ago | By Biplab Das
Astronomers have found the first ever 'wandering' supermassive black hole at the edge of a galaxy
The black hole might've originated from the collision of two galaxies. Here's what we know about it.
Published: 3 days ago | By Biplab Das
We may have been looking for alien signals on the wrong radio channels
Most SETI attempts have focused on a narrow stretch of the radio spectrum known as the “water hole."
Published: 4 days ago | By Biplab Das
Where is the universe's missing matter? Scientists have found a way to track it down
The missing matter forms diffuse puffs that extend upto four million light years beyond galaxies.
Published: 4 days ago | By Biplab Das
This weird object could be the first moon detected outside our solar system—but it's not that simple
It circles a 'failed star' like a moon would. But scientists aren't quite sure what to call it.
Published: 7 days ago | By Ankita Garkoti
What are gamma-ray bursts? Scientists make milestone findings on cosmos' most energetic events
The afterglow of the study's subject, GRB 260310A, was one of the brightest observed in a decade.
Published: Jul 22, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
Astronomers just mapped a galaxy cluster's magnetic field for the first time—here’s what they found
To map the entire cluster for this novel survey, the team spent 224 hours collecting radio images.
Published: Jul 22, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
Scientists discover nearby super-Earth is leaking helium into space, revealing its atmosphere
The researchers think that the planet has hosted its atmosphere for over 3 billion years, which makes it a compelling target for future studies.
Published: Jul 20, 2026 | By Biplab Das
NASA's Hubble and Webb spot the first of a star cluster's 10,000 missing black holes
The black hole, dubbed oMEGACat BH-2, has a visible star companion that orbits it every 94 years, making the duo the longest-period black hole binary ever detected.
Published: Jul 14, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
NASA's IXPE measures pulsar's magnetic fields in distant Lighthouse Nebula for the first time
While confirming long-held theories of how pulsar trails work, the findings raise new questions.
Published: Jul 10, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
Scientists discover organic molecules in the ruins of a massive supernova explosion
The organic molecules were found within dense cocoons of gas surrounding newborn stars.
Published: Jul 10, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Newly discovered quasars, as bright as a trillion Suns, are offering a glimpse of the early universe
The quasars date back to a time when the universe was only 670 million years old.
Published: Jul 7, 2026 | By Biplab Das
NASA's Chandra finds two of the Milky Way's arms are 10% farther than we thought
This small correction could make us rethink how massive our galaxy actually is.
Published: Jul 6, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
Rare, long-lasting black hole outburst is giving scientists a better look at the early universe
"We are dealing with the prototype of a new class of galaxies that undergo rapid changes in radio emission."
Published: Jul 6, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
New James Webb Space Telescope data challenges one of dark matter's strongest pieces of evidence
Hidden stars, not hidden matter, might explain this decades-old mystery.
Published: Jul 4, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
Scientists find potentially habitable Earth-like planet not too far from our own solar neighborhood
The planet is being described as our "next-door neighbor."
Updated: Jul 6, 2026 | By Biplab Das
NASA's TESS telescope found a planet 40,000 light-years away and it wasn't even looking for it
"When TESS launched, no one expected it to ever be capable of finding this kind of planet."
Published: Jul 2, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
Scientists discover a rare Neptune-sized exoplanet that leaves a mark on its host star
The planet transfer its magnetic energy into the outer atmosphere of its star.
Published: Jul 1, 2026 | By Biplab Das